Bible Verses for Finding Comfort in the Loss of a Loved One
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. – Ecclesiastes 3:1,4
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. – Psalm 116:15
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. – Philippians 4:6-7
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. – Psalm 13:5
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. – Psalm 23:1-3
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. – John 14:27
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken. – Psalm 55:22
I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die. – John 11:25
Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. – Psalm 30:5
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. – Psalm 145:18
Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth, you will again bring me up. – Psalm 71:20
The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all. – Psalm 34:19
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats; do not be frightened.’ – 1 Peter 3:14
And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. – Revelation 21:4
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. – Psalm 73:26
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. – Revelation 21:4
The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. – Psalm 9:9
He will guide them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes. – Revelation 7:17
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. – Isaiah 41:10
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. – Isaiah 40:31
For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. – Isaiah 49:13
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. – John 14:27
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. – Psalm 23:4
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. – Romans 8:38-39
The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. – Job 1:21
He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces. – Isaiah 25:8
And everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this? – John 11:26
We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord. – 2 Corinthians 5:8
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. – Psalm 18:2
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. – 2 Timothy 4:7
And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. – Luke 1:45
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building of God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. – 2 Corinthians 5:1
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. – Revelation 21:4
I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. – John 6:51
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. – John 3:16
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. – Matthew 10:29
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot. – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2